Ash is a thriller with a touch of the paranormal and is
suitable for mature young adults and up.
Ash Benson is a war hero. After suffering a brain injury
from an exploded IED, his brain has changed in unexpected ways. Ash developed
the power of telepathy. But hearing people's thoughts day in and day out is
making him lose his mind. Alcohol helps, but not entirely. When he thwarts a
bank robbery using his powers, a special branch of feds are after him to help
them with a telepathy problem of their own. It seems a rogue agent is having
too much fun controlling others with his powers and generally spreading chaos
with violence. Can Ash use his own ability to counter this foe without being
arrested for being the bad man himself?
While the story itself was interesting I battled to relate
to the characters. If Ash was as snarky before the accident he would have
definitely had problems in the military - the whole thing seemed forced. Sammy
is basically a character with big boobs. She meets Ash in the bank robbery and
all of a sudden is willing to give up her life to be with him. Her
"assets" are mentioned frequently in the book. Throwing in an arch
villain who should have been on the side of good able to force people to do
things with his mind was a good plot line. Very reminiscent of Heroes. Nami
would have been a great interjection of a character but her only qualities that
were emphasised was that she was short and swore a lot.
An average read for me - an entertaining afternoon's fun but
not interesting enough to want to carry on with the series.
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